Iowa Geocoin Corn. Corn. Corn. Corn. Corn. Corn. Stuckey's!

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Released:
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Origin:
Arizona, United States
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To visit as many Stuckey's as possible. And eat a pecan log roll.

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Q: Describe a drive in Iowa. A: Corn. Corn. Corn. Corn. Corn. Corn. Stuckey's!

Stuckey's is a roadside convenience store found on highways throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest of the United States. The first ones I ever saw were on I-80 in Iowa. There were seemingly dozens of them on that drive.

Stuckey's was founded by W.S. Stuckey in Georgia in 1937 as a pecan stand. Known worldwide for their famous pecan log rolls, the original pecan stand closed in 1938. However, the profits from it caused Mr. Stuckey to build a factory and open several branch stores. Many were co-located with gas stations, especially Texaco. The stores tended to have steep-pitched blue roofs, and clean restrooms, making them the harbinger of roadside travel stops. According to legend (likely apocryphal), W.S. Stuckey selected locations by starting at a Stuckey's, drinking a lot of coffee, and driving down a highway until he needed to use a restroom. The area in which he used the restroom would become the Stuckey's, and if he had to use it inside a person's house, he or she would become the owners of the store.

In 1960, W. S. Stuckey tried to do a hotel chain called the Stuckey's Carriage Inn, but only opened 4 locations. In 1967 Stuckey's merged with Pet Milk. The company at its peak had over 350 locations, which dwindled to less than 75 after a decline in the late 1970s under ownership by Pet. It was re-purchased by former Congressman W.S. Stuckey, Jr. in 1985. Stuckey's currently has over 200 franchise stores in 19 states.

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Discovered It 4/8/2018 Bigguy In Texas discovered it Georgia   Visit Log

Sorry for the late log. I discovered this traveler on 8/13/16 at an event in Baytown, Tx. It was GC6JBB8.
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Dropped Off 9/14/2017 odocoileus placed it in Water Wheel Georgia - 1,607.92 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 8/23/2017 clam-bake discovered it   Visit Log

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Discovered It 8/19/2017 conrenae discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered while at the International Geocaching Event.
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Retrieve It from a Cache 8/12/2017 odocoileus retrieved it from LOONIES & 2NIES Idaho   Visit Log

I will take it to Georgia. We have Stucky's!
Dropped Off 8/11/2017 ETrunner placed it in LOONIES & 2NIES Idaho - 1.76 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/11/2017 ETrunner took it to Sugar Mill Park Idaho - 156.66 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/8/2017 ETrunner took it to Clifford's toy shack Utah - 12.71 miles  Visit Log
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